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Friendly Atheist Podcast

Friendly Atheist Podcast

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Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke Greiff cover the latest news, politics, and pop culture with a focus on atheism and religion. This is the official podcast for FriendlyAtheist.com.

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  • 586 - Sen. Joni Ernst Uses Jesus to Distract from Death
    Jun 5 2025

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    – Sen. Joni Ernst defends "we all are going to die" comment with pitch to embrace Jesus. (0:48)

    – Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht accused of massive financial misconduct by former ministry insiders. (14:05)

    – Colorado passed a law to protect trans people. These pastors repeatedly lied about it. (31:39)

    – Quincy (MA) faces lawsuit over taxpayer-funded Catholic statues at police HQ. (49:20)

    – Catholic bishops file lawsuit to protect the secrets of sex predators. (1:06:46)

    – In California, students with disabilities can now attend religious schools on the public dime. (1:24:35)

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • 585 - The Censorship of The Crucible
    May 29 2025

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    – Georgia high school cancels "The Crucible" after complaints of "demonic" themes. (0:30)

    – Texas Democrat exposes GOP hypocrisy in bill forcing Ten Commandments in classrooms. (17:45)

    – Tennessee teen sues Christian school for withholding diploma after she posted about her girlfriend. (39:48)

    – Dept. of Justice targets small Idaho town over zoning dispute with extremist church. (57:50)

    – At long last, Delaware enacts "death with dignity" law to ease human suffering. (1:17:55)

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 584 - The Price to Make Jerry Falwell, Jr. Go Away
    May 22 2025

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    Jessica and I spoke about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.

    – Good news! The Supreme Court deadlocked on allowed the first-ever taxpayer-funded religious charter school in Oklahoma. (0:20)

    – Liberty University paid Jerry Falwell, Jr. $15 million to make him—and his lawsuits—disappear. (10:45)

    – Trump admin drops $37.7M fine against Christian school that lied about tuition. (26:17)

    – After a decade, a Florida city has finally given up defending an illegal prayer vigil. (36:50)

    – Indicted megachurch pastor Robert Morris abused a kid. Now he's suing for retirement pay. (53:13)

    – Texas Senate passes bill to force Christian date labels (B.C. and A.D.) in public schools. (1:06:37)

    – Appeals court: Southwest's lawyers don't have to go through right-wing "religious freedom" training. (1:14:35)

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    1 hr and 22 mins

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